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Stuart Career Tech High School

300 YMCA DR, BAYTOWN, TX 77521 · (281) 420-4800 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
439 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 923539%
Grade 1014324%
Grade 1111319%
Grade 1210618%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
10317%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
42471%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
5810%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
34658%
Female
25142%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading3.0%55.0%24.0%18.0%
Mathematics7.0%24.0%54.0%15.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2658.0%31.0%
2024-2547.0%23.0%
2023-2454.0%26.0%
2022-2328.0%34.0%
2021-2210.0%8.0%
2020-2113.0%0.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Stuart Career Tech High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#849 of 1,385#86 of 150
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#1,066 of 1,425#139 of 155
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#688 of 1,425#73 of 155
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.5pp#667 of 1,184#93 of 151
Enrollment
ranked largest first
597#812 of 2,107#125 of 223
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#879 of 1,344#62 of 157
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.6%#799 of 1,346#92 of 157
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.5%#513 of 1,522#108 of 175
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
597
+250 (+72%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2559737.715.8:174% (439)
2023-2450739.512.8:175% (380)
2022-234703812.4:177% (363)
2020-213472812.4:174% (256)
2017-187519.63.8:169% (52)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stuart Career Tech High School.

About Stuart Career Tech High School

The public high school Stuart Career Tech High School is located in BAYTOWN, Texas. It had 597 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 25% below average.

Stuart Career Tech High School is one of 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD, which enrolls 24,032 students in total.

The largest group at Stuart Career Tech High School is Hispanic students, at 71%. The remaining students are 17% White and 10% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stuart Career Tech High School scores 46%.

There are 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stuart Career Tech High School, giving a ratio of 15.8:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 439 students, or 74%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Stuart Career Tech High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% and a predicted 42.3%.

Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Of the public schools around it, Stuart Career Tech High School is closest to Sterling High School, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Stuart Career Tech High School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

Locale data from NCES put Stuart Career Tech High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Stuart Career Tech High School had 347 students in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The school's ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
Stuart Career Tech High School
District
GOOSE CREEK CISD
Address
300 YMCA DR, BAYTOWN, TX 77521
Phone
(281) 420-4800
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
597
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
439 (74%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
482115013539
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Stuart Career Tech High School
How large is Stuart Career Tech High School?
Stuart Career Tech High School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Stuart Career Tech High School serve?
Stuart Career Tech High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stuart Career Tech High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stuart Career Tech High School is approximately 15.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Stuart Career Tech High School?
Student demographics at Stuart Career Tech High School are roughly 17% White, 71% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Stuart Career Tech High School?
Stuart Career Tech High School is overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD in Harris County.
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